Burton Agnes

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Burton Agnes
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Burton Agnes
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population497 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference TA103630
•  London 175 mi (282 km)  S
Civil parish
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Post town DRIFFIELD
Postcode district YO25
Dialling code 01262
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54°03′06″N0°18′58″W / 54.051743°N 0.315993°W / 54.051743; -0.315993 Coordinates: 54°03′06″N0°18′58″W / 54.051743°N 0.315993°W / 54.051743; -0.315993

Burton Agnes (named after Agnes de Percy) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A614 road midway between Driffield and Bridlington.

Gate House, Burton Agnes Hall, looking north to the gate and the hall beyond 142941 63efefae-GatehouseBurtonAgnesHall(StephenHorncastle)Mar2006.jpg
Gate House, Burton Agnes Hall, looking north to the gate and the hall beyond

Local landmarks include an Elizabethan manor house, Burton Agnes Hall, and a Norman manor house, Burton Agnes Manor House. Both buildings are recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England as Grade I listed. [2] [3] The church, dedicated to St Martin, was designated as Grade I listed in 1966. [4]

The civil parish is formed by the village of Burton Agnes and the hamlets of Gransmoor and Thornholme. According to the 2011 UK Census, Burton Agnes parish had a population of 497, [1] an increase of one over the 2001 UK Census figure. [5]

From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Burton Agnes was part of Dickering Wapentake. [6] Between 1894 and 1974 Burton Agnes was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. [7] Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire, in the county of Humberside.

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Burton Agnes Station site

Burton Agnes holds an annual Scarecrow Festival during which the village is decorated with scarecrows. The festival began in 2004 and was devised by a group of children to raise money. [8]

Burton Agnes primary school is on Rudston Road, also on which are playing fields, close to the cemetery. The playing fields are the base for football and cricket teams. There is a small bowls field near the football pitch. Bridlington Archery Club also uses the facility.

Burton Agnes railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970. [9]

On 17 September 1947 a truck carrying German prisoners of war was in collision with a train at the Burton Agnes level crossing killing two British and ten German soldiers. On 23 December 2013 a plaque was unveiled at the site of the crash in remembrance those who died. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Burton Agnes Parish (1170211155)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Burton Agnes Hall (1346451)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Burton Agnes Manor House (1280994)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1083812)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Burton Agnes Parish (1543504202)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dickering-Wap through time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bridlington RD". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Village set for scarecrow festival". Bridlington Free Press. 27 July 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199.
  10. ↑ "Plaque to Burton Agnes rail crash dead". Bridlington Free Press. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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